Research
From Arctic law to viral epidemics: Âé¶¹Éç's newest Canada Research Chairs are taking on emerging challenges
            Âé¶¹Éç celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness. Read more.
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                    Friday, October 24, 2025
            Âé¶¹Éç celebrates six scholars awarded the final Vanier and Banting fellowships, spotlighting groundbreaking research in health, sustainability, sexual well-being, and marine conservation.
        
                    Friday, October 31, 2025
            Dal researchers and their partners used fruit flies to identify genes linked to long-term memory. Their findings, accepted by a top science journal, could illuminate human neurological disorders and inspire future breakthroughs.
        
                    Monday, October 20, 2025
            Science student May Engelhardt visited Sable Island this month, where she spent the day carrying out research to support conservation efforts.
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                    Tuesday, September 16, 2025
            Dal’s Innovation Week returns Sept. 18–25 for its second year with pitch competitions, workshops, campus tours and more on offer for those passionate about exploring new ideas and building fresh connections
        
                    Tuesday, August 12, 2025
            From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew’s work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals — but deeply intertwined imperatives.
        
                    Tuesday, July 29, 2025
            Âé¶¹Éç honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.
        
                    Monday, July 28, 2025
            This summer, Nova Scotians join Âé¶¹Éç researchers in a groundbreaking eDNA project to track marine life shifts as ocean temperatures rise.
        
                    Wednesday, July 23, 2025
            Fabry disease can shorten lifespans and damage organs. A new treatment offers sufferers of the disorder a reprieve from routine treatments and an easing of the pain caused by the disease.